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From Post 227Kim wrote: "10.3 Back to School
The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty. Peter Singer. 9.22.21
4.0 stars - I first interacted with this author when I was an acade..."
I am sorry, Kim. I do not see this book listed as a 1001 book to read.
From Post 211Nick wrote: "20.9 Anniversary. Characters drink champagne.
Men at Arms by Evelyn Waugh. From Chapter 3 (Project Gutenberg):
"No one was quite soberwhen he left the dining-room; n..."
+5 Combo 10.6
From Post 210Nick wrote: "20.7 Exophonic
A Lover's Discourse by Xiaolu Guo.
Previous Points: 125
Task Points: 20
Challenge Total: 145"
I'm sorry Nick. I do not see this author listed on either of our lists. Did I miss it?
From Post 202Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "10.9 oxford
The Snow Queenby Mercedes Lackey
Queen's College
Task +10
Grand total: 45"
+5 Combo 20.5
From Post 183Kristina Simon wrote: "20.7 - Exophonic
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
+20 task
+ 5 combo (10.5 - Classics, 3,183 users)
+10 not a novel (play)
Task total: 35
Season total: 150"
+5 Combo 20.2
From Post 182Beth wrote: "20.4 no n-linear
The Archive of Alternate Endings by Lindsey Drager
This was a really interesting riff on Hansel and Gretel with many interconnections between sto..."
+5 Combo 10.3
From Post 180Tien wrote: "10.8 Mediterranean (Coralie's Task)
Champagne: A secret history by Robert Walters
100% in France
+10 Task
+5 Combo (20.9 - "After his compulsory year in the army, he compl..."
+10 Not-a-Novel
From Post 127Deedee wrote: "Task 10.3 Back to School
Read a book written by an author who has a current or previous profession of educator.
Goodreads biography notes that Willa Cather worked as a school teacher for approxima..."
+10 Not a Novel
From Post 126Valerie wrote: "10.8 Mediterranean
The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri
It took me a while to get into this book. I found the episodic nature of the story telling jarring and sligh..."
+10 Combo 10.3, 10.6
From Post 105Ann wrote: "10.3
Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor
Linked in the 10.3 thread
I did not really get this. It was interesting and Okorafor’s writing is excellent as always, but it..."
I show a calculation error here. in post 40, we had a matching total of 80 +20 from this post should give us 100.
Kathleen (itpdx) wrote: "I certainly didn’t expect this. In Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, I found this “This was supposed to be a party, after all, champagne pouring all around us, a celebration to..."Sorry. I have answered this question about 12 times and have gone back and forth about it. But I think the beverage champagne being mentioned will do. The color, no, but the beverage, I can't afford to be too picky. Cheers!
All of this means yes.
From Post 75Norma wrote: "20.3 - Rating
Dark is the Grave by T.G. Reid
+20 task - 4.51 rating
Task total: 20
Grand total: 125"
+5 Combo 10.2
From Post 73Norma wrote: "20.3 - Rating
Ritual Demise by Sally Rigby
+20 task - 4.61 rating
Task total: 20
Grand total: 80"
+5 Combo 10.2
From Post 71Rebekah wrote: "10.3 Back to School
The Ghost Writer by John Harwood
See his response to the first question interviewer asks - http://www.societynineteenjournal.com......"
While we couldn't score this for combo with 20.6, it does work for 10.2
From Post 52Tien wrote: "20.3 Ratings
Death Blow (Veranda Cruz #3) by Isabella Maldonado
avg. 4.41
+20 Task
Post Total: 20
Season Total: 150"
+5 Combo 10.2
Updated through Post 1050Tien - 2605*^&
Rosemary - 1875*^&
Coralie - 1865*^&
Anika - 1800*^&
Mary - 1780*^&
Karen Michele - 1725*^&
Rebekah - 1625*^&
Connie - 1510*^&
Valerie - 1500*^&
Norma - 1380*
Bucket - 1195*
Nick - 1165*^&
Elizabeth (Alaska) - 865*
Ann - 830*
Beth - 790
Deedee - 705*
Katy - 690*
Heather - 635
Bea - 615*
Kristina Simon - 590
Denise - 585
Kathleen (itpdx) - 580
Marie - 580
June - 545
Kim - 375
Lagullande - 370
Owlette - 360
Ed - 335
Jayme (the ghost reader) - 260
Bryony - 110
Rachel - 100
Kazen - 45
*=CoA Finisher
^=RwS Finisher
&=Mega Finisher
Group Read Leaders*
Ed - 55 Jumbo Points
Coralie - 45 Jumbo Points
Kathleen (itpdx) - 40 Jumbo Points
Elizabeth (Alaska) - 35 Jumbo Points
Rebekah - 35 Jumbo Points
Tien - 35 Jumbo Points
Karen Michele - 30 Jumbo Points
Bucket - 25 Jumbo Points
Denise - 25 Jumbo Points
Ann - 20 Jumbo Points
June - 20 Jumbo Points
Lagullande - 20 Jumbo Points
*=the Winter 2021-2 "group reads" books will be chosen by a combination of moderators, mega-finishers, and members that read at least 5 books and read the highest number of Jumbo points in the Fall 2021 Challenge (this season, jumbo points from our sub-challenge will count toward this reward).
Readerboard for the Fall 2021 Reading with Style Challenge!(Please post your points for completed tasks in the Completed Tasks topic. This Readerboard folder shows the current point standings of the challenge participants who have posted points. It's generally updated every week or so.)
Note: Please post your points frequently. Players who post many completed tasks the last week of the challenge may not have all their points tallied for inclusion on the Readerboard.
Happy reading!
Mary wrote: "Does the champagne have to be drunk by a person?P. 3. “The bear was a towering beast but his customery roar was weakened by alcohol. His mate, Masha, sat on her rump, a half-empty bottle of chanp..."
I suppose I can toast with an American Brown Bear or two (I noted the guardrail...)
This will work.
From Post 34Kim wrote: "10.4 Truth and Reconciliation (Valerie's Task)
The Seed Keeper. Diane Wilson
5.0 stars - I loved this book. It was thoughtfully written, told a sad but hopeful s..."
+5 Combo 20.5
I found a handful of male authors on the list that I have read and/or would like to read some or more of:John le Carré
Michael Crichton-Oct
William Golding-Sept
Leo Tolstoy-Sept
But I also found a couple not on the website Elizabeth offered:
Ta-Nehisi Coates-Spet
Steve Berry-Sept
Ted Dekker-Oct
Irvine Welsh-Sept
Neal Stephenson-Oct
